Figure toy.



,W. E. EMMONS.

FIGURE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED mm 9, 1911 1 268302. Patented June 4, 1918.

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WALTER E. EMMONS, OF HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

FIGURE TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1918.

Application filed march 9, 1917. Serial No. 153,719.

To all whom e't may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER E. EMMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hudson, in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain useful Improvements in Figure Toys, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. p

The present invention has reference generally to'improvements in that class of inventions known as games and toys and more particularly relates to a figure toy.

As the primary aim and object the present invention contemplates the provision of the improved frame for movably supporting the figure of an animal such as a horse, novel means being also operably connected to the frame for supporting the frame and for supporting the pivoted legs of the animal.

so that when the device is propelled the horse will appear to gallop and thus imitate a galloping horse.

It is a more specific object of the present invention to so construct the frame that the body of the figure may be readily connected thereto for movement and serve as a fulcrum for the body during the actuation of the supporting means or wheels.

Among the other aims and objects of the present invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character mentioned with a view to compactness, and in which the number of parts are few, the construction simple, the costof production low and the efiiciency high.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of this invention will be more readily apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims, forming a part of this specification.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which 2-- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and

Fig. 2 is a transverse section.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings I provide a frame includln side bars 1 connected intermediate their on s so as to be maintained in spaced parallel relation with each other by an upstanding inverted V-shaped cross bar 2 having a flattened vertex 3 from the respective ends of which extend spaced upright ears 4.

Mounted on the frame is a figure preferably including a horse 5 havin a rider 6 thereon. The preferred means or connecting the body 7 of the horse to the frame consists of the depending ear 8 supported on the body through the medium of U-shaped clips 9 formed at the ends of the ear'and positioned to receive the under surface of the body 7 which is made rigid therewith through the medium of suitable fastening devices 10. The ear 8 is arranged between the ears 4 and is pivotally connected to the ears 4 through the medium of a pivot in 11. Front legs 12 are pivotally connected upon opposite sides of the forward end of the body 7 and hind legs 13 are pivotally connected upon opposite sides of the rear end of the body.

In order to operably support the frame and to move the figure so that the horse appears to be galloping, have jonrnaled the respective ends of axles 14 and 15 respectively in the forward and rear ends of the cross bars. Collars 16 may be formed on the axles to limit the relative inward movement of the side bars while supporting wheels 17 are rigidly connected to the respective ends of the axles in closely spaced relation with the side bars and cooperate with the collars to limit undue lateral move ment of the frame. Each axle is provided with a plurality of and preferably 3 uniformly spaced crank portions 18. The outer crank portions of the axles 14 and 15 project from the axles and are arranged in a plane at right angles to the plane of the intermediate crank portions and have the front legs 12 and the hind legs 13 pivotally mounted thereon as indicated by the numeral 19 so that upon rotation of the wheels the axles will also rotate to consequently impart a rocking movement to the figure of the horse and cause the same to resemble a galloping horse. A connecting rod 20 has its respective ends terminating in loops 21 which are pivotally arranged about the intermediate crank portions of the axles 14 and 15, the intermediate crank portions 18 being both arranged in their forward positions when the loops are connected thereto while the outer crank portions of the axle 14 are in their lowermost positions and the outer crank portions of the axle 15 are in their uppermost positions to insure a rocking movement of the figure of the horse during rotation of the wheels.

The operation of the present invention may be reviewed as follows:

Assuming that the parts have been assembled in the manner described and that thedevice is being moved over a surface the rotation of the wheels also rotates the axles and because of the connecting rod 20 the axles l4 and 15 are properly timed in their rotation. The cranked portions 18 which have the legs 12 and 13 connected thereto will be alternately raised and lowered during the rotation of the axles so as to consequently rock the body about the pivot pin 11. As is apparent the continued forward movement causes the figure to resemble a galloping horse.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A figure toy including a supporting frame embodyin spaced parallel side bars and an inverted -shaped cross bar having its ends secured to the inner surface of the side bars and intermediate the ends of the side bars and formed with spaced upright ears at its vertex, a body disposed above the frame, front and rear legs pivoted on opposite sides of the body, a clip secured to the under surface of the body, an ear depending from the clip and pivoted between the ears at the vertex of the cross bar, crank axles j ournaled in the front and rear ends of the side bars and having the outer ends of the legs operably connected thereto, and wheels rotatable with the outer ends of the axles.

2. A figure toy including a supporting frame embodying spaced parallel side bars, an inverted ll-shaped cross bar having a flat vertex and having its respective ends secured to the side bars intermediate the ends thereof, spaced upright ears formed integral with the flattened vertex, a body disposed above the frame, front and rear legs pivoted on opposite sides of the body to the respective ends thereof, a clip rigidly secured to the under surface of the body intermediate the ends thereof, an ear depending from the clip and pivoted between the ears of the cross bar for rockably supporting the body on the frame, axles journaled in the front and rear ends of the side bars, collars formed on the axles and positioned to the surface of the side bars, Wheels rotatable with the outer ends of the axles for cooperating with the collars for preventing accidental movement of'the frame, cranked portions provided in each axle, the outer cranked portions of each axle being arranged in a plane at right angles to the remaining cranked portions and having the outer ends of the legs connected thereto, and a connecting rod having its respective ends looped about the intermediate cranked portions when they are arranged in the same plane and extending in the same direction for assuring of the axles rotating in the proper relation.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WALTER E. EMIMlONS. 

